Asian shares were mostly lower, AP reported. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7 percent to 20,453.68 as the yen weakened against the dollar, benefiting shares of exporters. But other indexes in the region fell, with South Korea's Kospi slipping 0.2 percent to 2,407.39. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.1 percent to 28,072.92 and the Shanghai Composite in mainland China dipped 0.1 percent to 3,361.72. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7 percent to 5,668.90. The dollar rallied against its peers after the Fed statement, rising to a nearly two-month high of 112.53 yen from 112.23 yen on Wednesday. The euro weakened to $1.1873 from $1.1892. Oil futures snapped their rally. Benchmark U.S. crude dipped 3 cents to $50.66 a barrel added in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 93 cents, or 1.9 percent, to settle at $50.41 a barrel on Wednesday. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 14 cents to $56.15 a barrel in London.
